Clarkston teen recalls successful rescue effort this summer on Deer Lake
CLARKSTON — Summer 2024 may feel like a distant memory to some, but for two area families, summer 2024 is still very much on their minds and will be for a lifetime.
That’s because at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 Clarkston teenager Sam Yerian’s fast thinking and heroic acts likely saved a grandfather and two of his grandsons on Deer Lake.
“At 3 p.m. my daughter Claudia, was sitting on our dock and heard a commotion on Deer Lake. Realizing some people were struggling in the water and she was not equipped to help, she called Sam (my son, her brother) who was in the house,” said Sam’s mom Jennifer Yerian…